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The weekly roundup of the latest on the Brexit negotiations and what it all means for the pig sector. 

Former Minister and Tesco executive Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe has been appointed as the new chairman of Assured Food Standards (AFS).

The NPA is looking to spearhead an industry-wide review of the UK pig industry’s strategy on Livestock Associated-MRSA (LA-MRSA).

The diversity of the British pig sector is fantastic… as are the people who work in it, says the latest NPA AIG candidate. 

It is too simplistic to link production system to antibiotic use to, the NPA’s Georgina Crayford told a conference on antibiotics in livestock.

Pig producers have an opportunity – and perhaps even a duty – to come forward and play their part in shaping the industry’s future.

As the Government increasingly looks to engage directly with farmers on Brexit, the NPA is urging members to refer to a recently-published document.

The Brechin abattoir has re-opened for business after undertaking an extensive reconstruction programme following a major fire at the site.

The NPA is urging pig producers to sign up to become ‘Antibiotic Guardians’, as World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) gets underway.

CCTV recording will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England next year, Defra Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed.